Frank Hodge of Hodge-Podge Books (at 272 Lark St. in Albany) writes in with his picks for the past year for a variety of ages: For young adults: Two magnificent reads to get young adults thinking: HURT GO HAPPY by Ginny Rorby THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS by John Boyne. For the younger crowd: […]
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Below is the list of the 30 books that were part of the Siena survey, as mentioned in this story here. I thought it would be interesting to see how many of the 30 books listed I had actually read, but I am confused by the list because it includes all the plays and poems […]
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Edward Schwarzschild, author of “RESPONSIBLE MEN,” a novel that was chosen as the Best Literary Debut in the 2005 Best of the Capital Region section of the Albany Times Union, wieghs in with his favorite reads of the past year: I’ve read a bunch of the “big books” of the year and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed […]
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Susan Petrie, publicist at SUNY Press, weighs in with her favorite: My favorite book for 2006 would have to be Brookland by Emily Barton. (I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately about the Hudson River and its industrial history and enjoyed seeing it from a woman’s point of view.) Susan also sends along word […]
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